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In fact, though, GCC's\nimplementation is based on the older N1312 proposal, and full C23\nsupport is not yet available. This patch makes the GCC manual say that\nexplicitly.\n\ngcc/ChangeLog\n\tPR c/123234\n\t* doc/extend.texi (Decimal Float): Clarify that GCC really does\n\tsupport only the older N1312 draft as documented here, not the\n\tstandard C23 functionality yet.\n---\n gcc/doc/extend.texi | 11 ++++++-----\n 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)","diff":"diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi\nindex 47b0bdf1340..b9d8b8955a9 100644\n--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi\n+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi\n@@ -410,11 +410,12 @@ FPU.\n @cindex @code{DD} integer suffix\n @cindex @code{DL} integer suffix\n \n-As an extension, GNU C supports decimal floating types as\n-defined in the N1312 draft of ISO/IEC WDTR24732. Support for decimal\n-floating types in GCC will evolve as the draft technical report changes.\n-Calling conventions for any target might also change. Not all targets\n-support decimal floating types.\n+As an extension, GNU C supports decimal floating types as defined in\n+the N1312 draft of ISO/IEC WDTR24732. GCC does not yet implement the\n+later specification of decimal floating point in the C23 standard,\n+primarily due to problems with library support. The N1312 draft\n+support is available in all dialects of C, but not all targets support\n+decimal floating types.\n \n The decimal floating types are @code{_Decimal32}, @code{_Decimal64}, and\n @code{_Decimal128}. They use a radix of ten, unlike the floating types\n","prefixes":["PUSHED"]}